"Can I interpret this as some kind of betrayal?"

Toosaka Tokiomi crossed his hands in front of his chest, an expression of surprise involuntarily emerged on his face, and a barely perceptible flash of disgust flashed in his eyes.

As a very traditional and chauvinistic man, he obviously emotionally hates Sora, a foolish woman who betrayed her fiancé and had the crazy idea of ​​eloping with her follower.

You should know that in the eyes of orthodox magicians, a Servant is actually equivalent to a more advanced "familiar", that is, a tool with a certain degree of intelligence that is driven by magic.

Yes, you read that right.

Don't think that just because Tōsaka Tokiomi acts like a grandson in front of Gilgamesh, he really respects the oldest heroic king.

Quite the opposite!

The reason he did this was just to better control the other party and make him act according to his plan.

After defeating the other Masters and Servants, this guy will definitely use the Command Spells to force Gilgamesh to commit suicide without hesitation, and then take the Holy Grail for himself to achieve the ultimate goal of reaching the root.

As for the fact that there was no emotional basis between Sora and Kenneth and it was simply a marriage between two families of magicians, this was a trivial matter that was not worth mentioning at all. For someone like Tōsaka Tokiomi who had received a decent education as a magician since childhood, it was nothing out of the ordinary.

After all, the magic circle in this world is so small, and all the ancient families that have been passed down are doing their best to find an excellent "mother" to give birth to the next generation of heirs.

When he was pursuing his wife Aoi, he was attracted by the fact that she had the blood of the Zencheng family, a family of magic, and that she still had excellent magic genes flowing in her body, so there was a high probability that she could give birth to the most outstanding offspring.

It turned out that his choice was right.

Both Rin and Sakura have the potential to become very good magicians.

This is also the premise for the two to maintain a very good emotional foundation.

Otherwise, if she fails to give birth to outstanding offspring, what awaits Aoi may be indifference or even complete abandonment.

As for love, it is not important at all to a magus who longs for great power and supreme truth.

Marriages like Sora and Kenneth's, which have no emotional basis and are simply for the purpose of producing excellent offspring, are common in the magic world.

As long as you fulfill your mission, it doesn't matter whether you separate, divorce, or just go your separate ways in the future.

The same situation applies to Emiya Kiritsugu and Irisviel.

Even though the two have already given birth to a daughter, Illyasviel, the former still maintains a close relationship with his assistant and lover, Hisau Maiya.

Irisviel was obviously well aware of this, but she would not interfere.

This is the true portrayal of the typical magician family marriage.

So in Toosaka Tokiomi's view, Sora's behavior is simply a challenge to the tradition of the entire magic world. If it were his own wife who dared to do such a rebellious act, he would definitely clean up the mess without hesitation to protect the honor of the Toosaka family from being tarnished.

But his reason kept reminding him that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Not only can he use Kayneth's power to fight against the most powerful Caster together, but he can also easily eliminate a strong competitor afterwards.

And the price to pay is just to let Lancer and this stupid woman leave Fuyuki City, which is a big profit no matter how you look at it.

After all, summoning the Holy Grail does not require all seven Servants.

Especially with the existence of Irisviel von Einzbern, the "Vessel of the Holy Grail", five Servants should normally be enough.

"Betrayal? No, I have never loved Kenneth, let alone wanted to get married to him and have children with him.

All of this was just forced upon me by my family.

If that's the case, then how can we talk about betrayal?

I'm just pursuing what my heart desires most, just like you men are pursuing the root.

As a woman, what's wrong with me pursuing my own love and happiness? "

Sora obviously didn't realize that his image in the other party's eyes was already as bad as it could be, and he still tried to defend himself.

But Tōsaka Tokiomi raised his hand and interrupted her: "Enough! I'm not interested in hearing your motives and reasons.

If you are truly willing to give up the Holy Grail, let us sign a binding contract.

I promise you on the honor of the Tousaka family that if you follow my instructions, you will get everything you want afterwards."

"make a deal!"

Sora agreed without hesitation.

Because compared to the notorious "Magician Killer" Emiya Kiritsugu, Tōsaka Tokiomi can definitely be considered a trustworthy person.

In this way, the two quickly signed a secret contract without anyone knowing.

Sora then returned to Kenneth and informed her fiancé Tohsaka Tokiomi, who had been sold, that he agreed to the alliance request.

Poor Kenneth became the first Master to be eliminated by internal selection without realizing it.

If Kotomine Kirei is included, Tōsaka Tokiomi's camp now has three Masters and three Servants.

With the secret support from the church, he quickly regained his confidence, composure, and elegance, and began to plan how to eliminate the biggest threat to ensure that he would be the winner of the Fourth Holy Grail War.

As the first battle between Masters and Servant came to an end, the entire Fuyuki City became completely quiet in less than an hour.

The church also quickly covered up and repaired the dock warehouse area that was destroyed by little Anne's powerful magic, and then announced to the outside world that it was hit by a meteorite from outer space and caused a severe thunderstorm.

Since there were no casualties, people simply lamented that the operators and owners of the warehouses and docks might have to lose a large sum of money.

After all, insurance companies usually do not pay compensation for natural disasters like this that are beyond human control, and everyone has to bear the consequences themselves.

They had no idea that similar situations would happen again and again in the following period of time.

You have to know that this is the "peaceful" Fuyuki City. Before the Fourth Holy Grail War is completely over, things like "gas explosions" and "gas leaks" will happen frequently.

But overall, the probability of affecting ordinary people is not high.

Although many people have joked about the "Holy Grail War being conducted in secret", they feel that the amazing destructive power generated by the release of the Noble Phantasms by the Heroic Spirits does not seem to be related to the word "conducted in secret" at all.

But in reality, most of the battles between Servants take place at night near uninhabited areas.

Even a guy like Emiya Kiritsugu, who would do anything to achieve his goal, when he tried to kill Kenneth by blowing up a building, he first set off a fire to drive away the unrelated ordinary people before taking action.

Therefore, looking at the entire Fourth Holy Grail War, perhaps the most serious accident was the wanton killing of innocent people by the duo of Ryunosuke Uryu and Gilles de Rey, and the fire caused by the destruction of the Holy Grail and the contaminated black mud flowing into the human world.

Fortunately, the former has been strangled in the cradle now, and the rest of the participants basically understand the rules.

However, the residents of Fuyuki City cannot let their guard down just yet.

Because if little Anne went crazy, the casualties and destruction she caused would be much more horrific than Gilles de Rais. If things went wrong, the city beneath her feet and even the entire island country might be wiped off the map.

This is not a joke!

As a quasi-divine power with the ability to kill true gods, she can truly shatter a planet. Even if the two major restraining forces attack at the same time, they may not be able to stop it in time.

What's more, she is the planeswalker who ignited the spark.

As the saying goes, a thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.

If you really piss this little devil off, he will teleport over to you every now and then to give you a hard beating.

Maybe it may not be a big deal for a planet with will, but it is definitely a disaster for humans living on the surface.

In just a few times, the fragile modern civilization and ecological environment will collapse, and the human race will become extinct.

Fortunately, due to the influence of Zuo Si, little Annie herself was not interested in killing, destruction and the like. She was just curious and liked to play and play pranks like a child.

At the moment, she was sitting on a soft sofa, her two little feet wrapped in white stockings hanging in the air, swinging back and forth. Her shoes had been kicked away somewhere long ago. In her hand, she was holding a plate with two half-eaten chocolate cakes on it.

Her innocent look made it hard for Matou Kariya, who was sitting next to her, to believe that this was the famous Zeus, the king of gods in Greek mythology. Instead, she looked like a spoiled little girl, somewhat similar to young Toosaka Rin.

If it weren't for the animated lightning that was always wandering around, I'm afraid everyone would think it was a cute little angel.

"So your Servant is the famous Knight of the Lake, King Arthur's strongest Knight of the Round Table - Lancelot?"

Anastasia looked at the Berserker standing not far away with black smoke all over his body with great interest, her eyes revealing incomparable surprise.

Because no matter from which angle you look at it, Lancelot doesn't quite match the Berserker class.

Matou Kariya nodded without hesitation: "Yes.

I know this is a little unbelievable, but he is indeed Lancelot who descended as a Berserker.

Because he is a berserker, this guy has no rationality at all. He often drains my magic power at all costs, causing my vitality to continue to drain away.

It eventually became what you saw before.

Don't worry, although my servants don't have the means to deal a fatal blow to the enemy immediately, they can help you contain other servants and buy time for Caster to release his Noble Phantasm.

And if I'm not mistaken, Caster's true identity should be Zeus, the king of gods, who is known to everyone in this world, right?"

In order to show his sincerity and win the other party's support, Matou Kariya obviously spent a lot of money and even revealed the real name and complete abilities of his Servant.

Zeus, the king of gods?! Anastasia was obviously surprised.

But when she recalled that Annie's previous posture of controlling lightning in battle seemed to be able to challenge Zeus, her eyes turned slightly and she immediately came up with a plan. She pursed her lips to reveal a reserved smile and replied: "Yes, my Caster is the God King Zeus."

Matou Kariya immediately showed an expression of expectedness, and took the initiative to stand up and bow to little Annie: "It is a great honor to be able to form an alliance with you, the incomparable and great King of the Olympian Gods."

"???????"

The girl's eyes suddenly widened and a series of question marks popped up in her head.

Zeus, king of the Olympian gods?

Is he referring to me?

But my name is Annie, not Zeus?

Do I have another name? Why didn't my father and mother ever mention it?

And what does the King of Gods mean? Seeing this, Anastasia immediately realized that she was about to be exposed, and hurriedly winked at her master, while putting on the posture of a master and reminding him very obscurely: "Caster, Mr. Matou Kariya is greeting you."

"Hmm? Me? Ahhhh! I know! That's right! I am Zeus, the king of gods! Hahahaha!"

Little Annie finally realized what was going on. She jumped onto the sofa, grabbed the activated lightning, and burst into exaggerated laughter.

Combined with the remaining dark chocolate at the corners of his mouth, the muscles on Matou Kariya's face began to twitch continuously.

Because the acting is so poor and careless, anyone who is not a fool can see that there is a problem.

He simply couldn't understand. If the other party was not the king of gods Zeus, then which mythical god of thunder or hero who possessed the power of thunder and lightning could it be?

Fortunately, Matou Kariya did not dwell on this issue for too long.

After all, he doesn't need to know the identity of this mysterious Caster. He just needs to know that the other party is powerful enough to help him realize his wish.

As for the rest, he neither cared nor paid attention.

"well--"

Anastasia obviously realized that she had been exposed, and she held her forehead and sighed helplessly.

What can she do when faced with such an immature little master?

Fortunately, what was exposed was only the false "real name", not the biggest secret of the servant and the master's identity being swapped.

Little Annie obviously noticed the reactions of the other two and immediately asked in a very uncertain tone: "Um...did I do something wrong?"

Anastasia smiled and shook her head: "No, you are doing great, please keep it up."

"Really? Then I'll continue eating my cake. Call me when you need a fight."

After saying that, little Annie threw the activated lightning aside and continued to struggle with the dessert on the plate.

As a person who likes children very much, Matou Kariya does not hate this kind of unpretentious personality, and even a faint smile appears on his face.

Because in little Annie, he seemed to see the carefree, happy and joyful appearance of the two sisters of the Tohsaka family.

Especially Sakura, the smile on her face has almost disappeared since she was adopted into the Matou family, and she is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.

So after a brief silence, he immediately asked, "Since we are allies now, can you do me a small favor?"

"Please go ahead."

Although Anastasia was now dressed in a modern school uniform and black leggings, she still maintained the elegance and etiquette of a royal princess.

"Help me kill Matou Zouken and put an end to this corrupt, dirty, depraved fellow's life once and for all."

Matou Kariya directly expressed another strong wish in his heart.

The reason why he endured the torture of Matou Zouken and did not choose to resist in the past was, firstly, because he was not sure of winning, and secondly, he needed the other party's help to defeat the stronger Tōsaka Tokiomi.

But now it's different.

Not only did he gain a powerful ally, but his severely overdrawn, dying body also recovered.

This also means that there is no need for Matou Zouken to exist anymore.

Continuing to let him live would only pose a huge threat to Sakura, and would cause the entire family to continue to suffer the pain that was like a curse.

"Caster, what do you think?"

Anastasia simply left the decision to her Master.

"It doesn't matter. I don't like bugs anyway."

Little Annie shrugged nonchalantly.

Hearing this, Anastasia immediately knew what was going on and asked directly, "When are you going to do it?"

Yanye answered without hesitation: "It is better to do it today than to wait for a day.

I don't think that old guy would have thought that I would deal with him at such a sensitive time.

The most important thing is that the previous opening battle has already made other masters wary, and they probably won't take risks for what happened to the Matou family.

Only by resolving this hidden danger and ensuring Sakura's safety can I go all out to deal with Tokiomi and help you seize the Holy Grail."

"Okay! Then let's take advantage of the beautiful moonlight tonight and completely crush this dirty maggot hiding in the darkness."

As the last word came out of her mouth, Anastasia suddenly stood up from her chair, her whole body filled with enormous magical power that modern magicians could not even dream of.

You should know that although she is a modern heroic spirit with a low mystical level, with the blessing of the powerful Master, little Annie, her magic power has reached an astonishing A++ level. She is fully qualified to compete with Black Saber who was eroded and polluted by black mud in the Fifth Holy Grail War.

Especially before her death, she successfully signed a contract with the elf of the Romanov dynasty, Wei, which enabled the last princess to obtain a powerful "magic eye" and even created a weakness that distorted the law of causality.

This means that the magic workshop defense system that most magicians are proud of is useless to Anastasia.

Likewise, no matter how perfect the martial arts or how powerful the treasure is, it will have fatal flaws in front of her magic eyes.

Therefore, Anastasia is not a comprehensive Caster like Medea, but rather a supporting Caster.

As long as there is a strong enough Master or Servant to cooperate, even a top-level Heroic Spirit like Gilgamesh can easily be killed on first sight.

However, the reason why she was willing to help Matou Kariya was mainly related to the painful way she and her family were tortured and killed.

When she heard that a little girl might be suffering inhuman torture and abuse, the princess of the last dynasty undoubtedly felt a strong sense of empathy.

…

On the other side, Zouken, who was far away in the Matou family, had not yet realized that his life had entered the final countdown. He was admiring the little girl who was covered with insects and kept screaming and begging, with a twisted and morbid satisfaction in his eyes.

Because he has lived for too long, his humanity and ideals have long disappeared, leaving only a strong obsession with "staying alive" and a desire to become immortal.

His only hobby is watching his juniors like Kariya and Sakura struggle in pain and despair.

To some extent, this guy can no longer be called a "human", but is closer to a monster or a demon.

It was obvious that he had no intention of fulfilling the agreement between him and Kariya from the very beginning, and he began to transform Sakura from the first day she was adopted.

However, as Matou Kariya's vitality was drained, he could die at any time and there was no possibility of winning this Holy Grail War. Zōken was too lazy to even pretend and planned to completely turn Sakura into his puppet in preparation for the next Holy Grail War.

"Ahhhhhhh!!! No...don't! Uncle Kariya! Dad! Mom! Someone please come and save me!"

The six-year-old girl was now covered with all kinds of creepy insects crawling all over her body and was constantly being bitten and eaten. She curled up in a ball in despair and uttered faint pleas.

After several hours of torture, his tears had long dried up and his voice had become extremely hoarse and difficult to distinguish.

You don't need to ask to know that this is why she became more and more autistic and less talkative after coming to the Matou family.

No matter who it is, once he realizes that his future life will be dark and there will never be a single ray of light, his spirit and will will be quickly crushed, and he may even have the idea of committing suicide to end it all early.

Not to mention that it was a little girl who was only six years old.

However, facing this kind of scene that would make anyone with a bit of compassion feel pity, Zōken simply pursed his lips and smiled, commenting: "It's not broken yet? It's worthy of being the bloodline of the Tōsaka family. It seems that the next stage can be strengthened a little more."

Before he finished speaking!

Suddenly, a sound of footsteps approaching from afar came from the passage behind me that connected to the basement.

After a while, Matou Kariya, with his entire body hidden under a hood, appeared at the entrance of the stairs.

"Hehehe, how does it feel to participate in the Holy Grail War for the first time?"

Zang Yan deliberately put on an unfathomable look and asked without turning his head.

"Feeling? I don't have any feeling, because the Holy Grail is not something I want at all."

Kariya raised his head slightly, revealing a pair of sharp eyes full of murderous intent.

He had obviously seen Sakura's condition and the anger in his heart was like a volcano about to erupt.

"But that's what I want. Don't forget the agreement between us. Only if you bring back the Holy Grail will Sakura be sent back to her mother and sister."

Zōken obviously still thought that he still had a firm grasp on Kariya's weakness and wanted to use it as a threat.

But what he didn't expect was that this time, Kariya didn't say a word, but walked straight to the basement full of bugs, summoned his servants, and with a wave of his hand, released magic power to kill all the bugs on the girl's body. Then he bent down and held her in his arms, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably.

"Yes...I'm sorry! It's all my fault that you have to suffer."

“Uncle Yanye, save me…save me…”

The girl had obviously been tortured to the point of being somewhat unconscious. Her two tender little hands tightly grasped the former's clothes and refused to let go. Her voice was so weak that it sounded like she might die at any time.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

Zang Yan was obviously angry at this act of disobedience and shouted at him harshly.

If it were in the past, Kariya might have argued with the other party for a few words, but now he just wanted to completely wipe out this dirty, dark, ugly scum from body to soul, and immediately gave his servants the order to attack.

"Berserker! Tear him apart!"

Boom!!!!!! Without saying a word, the frenzied Lancelot immediately grabbed a supporting pillar, transformed it into a treasure, and smashed it towards Zōken.

Zang Yan obviously didn't expect that this descendant who had always been regarded as a waste would have the courage to resist him. He quickly jumped to avoid the attack and roared angrily: "Asshole! Do you know what you are doing?"

"Of course I know what I'm doing. You've lived too long, you old man, and even brought a terrible curse upon the entire family. Now it's time to end it all."

After saying this, Kariya took off his hood to reveal a face that had completely recovered its health and vitality.

"How is this possible! How on earth did you do it?"

Zang Yan's eyes widened in disbelief.

You know, obtaining eternal life has always been what he desires.

But now, something that can only be achieved by miracles has actually happened to Kariya, who should have been on the verge of death! Matou Kariya sneered and said sarcastically: "Humph! I have no obligation to explain to you what happened. What's more, you are about to die, so what can you do even if you know the truth?"

"Hahahaha! Stupid! Do you think you can kill me with just the little bit of insect manipulation magic you learned and a berserk Servant?"

Zōken dodged Lancelot's attacks with incredible agility and reaction speed while laughing contemptuously.

You should know that he is one of the three founders of the Holy Grail, and the Command Spells that bind Servants were created by him.

So this old guy has many ways to control Servants, and even seize control of Servants from other Masters.

Just when Zōken was about to use the magic barrier in the basement to restrain Berserker, he suddenly discovered that Matou Kariya was already carrying Sakura and walking out of the basement.

Before he could open his mouth to ask, Lancelot turned into a spirit and disappeared.

Such strange behavior undoubtedly made the old bug realize that something seemed to be wrong.

Just a second later, his keen sixth sense suddenly began to give out crazy warnings for some reason, as if something terrible was about to happen.

At this moment, Matou Kariya suddenly stopped, turned around and said meaningfully, "Do you know? In myths and legends around the world, the god of thunder is often responsible for punishing evil and promoting good.

They often bring divine punishment on those heinous sinners so that justice and fairness can be served.

Now you might as well prick up your ears and listen to the huge roar in the sky outside, and then think about your dirty, ugly, and sinful life. "

As the last word came out of his mouth, a loud rumbling sound was indeed heard from the basement passage leading to the outside.

At the same time, dazzling electric sparks began to flash in the surrounding air from time to time.

No matter how stupid Zōken was, he realized at this moment that Kariya had found a helper, and that it was most likely a powerful Servant, so he wanted to escape from this dangerous place without saying a word.

This is also the reason why he himself did not participate in the Holy Grail War.

Although in his heyday, with his level of magic, he could hold his own against most servants in a head-on fight, and even defeat them in a one-on-one situation.

But as its power continues to weaken, the old insect's strength has declined greatly. Coupled with its extreme fear of death, it naturally would not choose to take such a big risk.

What's more, the servants have various abilities and treasures. Who knows if they will summon one that can restrain him.

Unfortunately, Matou Kariya rushed out of the basement first, and then closed and locked the entrance door.

"NO!!!! How dare you! I am your ancestor!"

Zōken let out a fury of impotence.

Because the door outside the basement was reinforced with magic, even if he wanted to destroy it, it would take some effort.

But now there is obviously no time.

Matou Kariya simply made a gesture to little Annie who was floating in the air, and then the activated lightning became thicker and bigger with the blessing of the quasi-divine power, and then turned into a divine punishment that could destroy everything and fell from the sky.

Boom!!! The entire Matou family and a large area around it were covered in dazzling white light, and nothing could be seen clearly.

Matou Kariya himself could only retreat quickly under the protection of his servants, and he could faintly hear the sound of something like flying stones hitting his armor.

When the white light gradually faded away, he could finally see the huge deep pit in the basement that was created by lightning, as well as the horrifying scene that half of the Matou family had been severely damaged, with many houses catching fire and burning violently.

As for the dirty inkstone...

Now it has completely disappeared.

"Is it over?"

Matou Kariya looked at the deep pit on the ground with a look of relief on his face.

Just then, Anastasia suddenly dropped from the sky and stepped on a clod of earth that seemed to have fallen to the ground.

moment!

A hysterical howl came from the clod of earth, and at the same time an ugly insect head drilled out of the clod of earth.

"This is?!"

Matou Kariya had obviously guessed the true identity of the insect, but he still showed strong shock and was even a little hesitant to confirm it.

"He is Matou Zouken, the person you want to kill."

Anastasia gave a straightforward answer.

In front of her evil eyes, little tricks like hiding and escaping are of no use at all.

"So the one who has been controlling the Matou family all these years is actually a bug? All of us are afraid of a bug? Hahahaha! This is so funny and so sad."

Kariya began to laugh uncontrollably, like a madman.

Then he raised his foot and stomped on Zang Yan's body continuously, completely ignoring the other party's pleas, and crushed him into a pool of meat paste before stopping and gasping for breath.

“Kanye! Are you crazy? You actually brought outsiders to attack your own family!”

Along with a stern rebuke, the nominal head of the Matou family, Matou Tsuruno, finally showed up.

Even though his legs and hands were shaking uncontrollably, he still mustered up the courage to figure out what was going on.

"crazy?

Maybe.

In this cursed family, it is not easy to stay calm.

Dear brother, I have good news for you. That old monster Zang Yan is dead.

Now you and your son don't have to worry about being thrown into the worm room to feed the worms anymore."

Matou Kariya looked at his elder brother with a slightly complicated expression.

It is obvious that the relationship between the two brothers was not very good.

To be exact, there had been a violent quarrel between them.

Because according to his magical talent, Kariya should have been the one to inherit the Matou family in this generation.

However, his willful departure resulted in Tsuruno, who had long been abandoned and had no magical talent at all, being forcibly pushed to the position of head of the family.

Although taking over this position can earn a lot of money from the family business and numb oneself by living a life of drunkenness and dreams every day, the mental pressure is also quite enormous.

After all, few normal people can remain mentally healthy after seeing Zang Yan's insect room.

"He's dead? Really dead?"

Tsuruno's voice trembled noticeably, and his face flushed with excitement.

Kariya nodded slightly: "Yes. From now on, the Matou family will no longer be a family of magicians. You don't have to live in fear anymore. You can run the family business well and become an ordinary wealthy man. As for Shinji, he doesn't have to endure the pain of being bitten by those bugs anymore."

"Thank you. You broke the terrible curse for all of us. I will liquidate the assets of the Matou family later, and we will each get half."

Tsuruno was obviously very clear about what Zōken's death meant. He bent down and bowed deeply. He had no intention of taking the family property for himself. Instead, he took the initiative to propose to divide it equally.

But Kariya refused bluntly, "No, I don't want any of Zōken's inheritance. And if nothing unexpected happens, this is my last time to come to the Matou family, and you probably won't see me again in the future."

"Are you going to give up the name Matou?"

Tsuruno suddenly raised his head, his eyes revealing unconcealable surprise.

"That's right. I'm going to make a clean break with the past and no longer be a member of the Matou family. Because I've been reborn and have my own goals in life."

After saying this, Kariya lowered his head and glanced at Sakura, who had fallen asleep due to exhaustion, his face full of heartache and pity.

Little Anne, who was following behind Anastasia, was obviously very interested in this "peer". She gently poked the girl's face with her fingers, pulled her hand, and then a powerful healing spell was cast.

In a flash!

The parts of Sakura's body that were bitten by insects recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Even the tiredness was eliminated and he slowly opened his eyes.

"Hi!"

Little Annie, who is always friendly to everyone, smiled and blinked.

"Hello... hello."

The girl was startled at first, then quickly responded in a shy voice.

It was not difficult to tell from the deep fear revealed in her eyes that she had not yet walked out of the shadow of being surrounded by countless insects.

Fortunately, she has not fallen into complete despair, nor has she become numb and resigned to her fate, or even completely turned evil.

"Want to play together?"

Little Annie took the initiative to extend the invitation.

Sakura, who had never had a strong opinion of her own, subconsciously raised her head and looked at Kariya, the only person she was familiar with.

The latter put the girl down with a forced smile, touched her head and encouraged her: "Go, don't be afraid, your uncle is here and will never let you get hurt again."

"Um!"

Sakura apparently also saw the huge deep pit on the ground of the Matou family's house. She seemed to know what had just happened and slightly vigorously.

Just when she wanted to say something, little Annie, who had been waiting impatiently, grabbed her and ran away. She was so fast that Yanye didn't have time to react.

After about ten seconds, the man turned around and asked in an uncertain tone, "Is it okay to just let Caster run away?"

Anastasia replied nonchalantly, "What are you afraid of? Are you worried that other Masters will take the opportunity to attack? Or do you think some criminals would dare to kidnap a powerful Servant?"

"Uh - I mean, they all looked like kids, and they didn't have any money on them."

With a wry smile, Kariya expressed his concerns.

"Who said you didn't bring money? My Caster can create banknotes anytime and anywhere through magic. She can even buy this country if she wants."

As Anastasia said this, her tone revealed naked pride and honor.

"You...you actually made counterfeit money?"

Kariya was stunned for a moment.

He originally thought that the duo's luxurious clothing and various high-end foods and snacks must be supported by a large family with a long history and strong financial resources, just like the Einzbern family.

But I never expected that it would be a business with no capital.

"What is counterfeit money?"

Anastasia immediately became unhappy when she heard the word.

“Counterfeit currency refers to banknotes that are of substandard quality and can be identified.

The banknotes produced by Caster will not be found to have any defects even if they are passed through a currency detector or inspected by professionals.

So strictly speaking, it is a currency that can be legally circulated.”

Yan Ye was immediately confused by this twisted logic.

Because he found that the other party was right.

As long as no one can detect the counterfeit currency, then it must be real currency.

Obviously, in this era when the Internet is far from popular and knowledge can only be acquired by reading a large number of professional books and going to school, most people, unless they are relevant professionals, often do not have much knowledge about currency and economics.

Kariya simply did not understand how horrible hyperinflation or even a catastrophic economic crisis would be brought to the economy of the entire country if little Annie's unrestrained and excessive printing of currency to satisfy her own selfish desires exceeded a certain limit.

Of course, little Annie herself didn't know.

She was simply following the rules set by her father, which was that if she wanted something from someone, she had to pay.

As for whether the money is gold and silver, or a few colorful pieces of paper, it makes no difference to her.

Anyway, a thought can create many out of thin air...